Description
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long URL with the "mk:" protocol, aka the "MK Overrun security issue."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/917
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88480839506155&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mskb
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/6/97.asp
Scores
EPSS
0.1808
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer
< 4.0.1
Published
Dec 31, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026